BS EN 61280-4-4:2017 provides uniform methods of measuring polarization mode dispersion
(PMD) of single-mode installed links. An installed link is the optical path between transmitter
and receiver, or a portion of that optical path. These measurements can be used to assess
the suitability of a given link for high bit rate applications, or to provide insight on the
relationships of various related transmission attributes. This document focuses on the
measurement methods and requirements for measuring long lengths of installed cabling that
can also include other optical elements, such as splices, connectors, amplifiers, chromatic
dispersion compensating modules, dense wavelength division multiplexing or multiplexer
(DWDM) components, multiplexers, wavelength selective switches, re-configurable optical
add drop multiplexer (ROADMS).This document focuses on the apparatus, procedures, and calculations needed to complete
measurements. IEC TR 61282-9 explains the theory behind the test methods.Cross References:IEC 60793-1-44:2011IEC 61300-3-35:2015 ED2IEC TR 61282-9:2016EN 61300-3-35 (IEC 61300-3-35:2015)ASEN 60793-1-44 (IEC 60793-1-44:2011)ASIEC TR 62627-01:2016IEC 60793-1-48:2007EN 61290-11-2(IEC 61290-11-2:2005) ASEN 61290-11-1 (IEC 61290-11-1:2008) ASIEC 61290-11-2:2005 Ed 1EN 60793-2-50 (IEC 60793-2-50:2015)ASEN 61280-4-4 (IEC 61280-4-4:2006) ASIEC 61280-4-4:2006IEC 60793-1-48:2003IEC 61300-3-32:2006 Ed 1IEC 61290-11-1:2008 Ed 2IEC TR 61282-3:2002EN 61300-3-32 (IEC 61300-3-32:2006)ASEN 60793-1-48 (IEC 60793-1-48:2007) ASIEC 60793-2-50:2015All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.